LINE Yahoo has added a “Rain Cloud Radar” function to its “Yahoo! Car Navi” smartphone application (Android/iOS). Tapping the button with the rain cloud symbol in the upper left corner of the screen will take you to the radar screen. By moving the slider at the bottom of the screen, you can see the rain…
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The 73rd Kameoka Peace Festival Hozugawa Citizens’ Fireworks Festival, special seat tickets on sale in advance from June 1. Enjoy a relaxing view of the 10,000 fireworks, one of the largest in the Kansai region.
The Hozugawa Citizens’ Fireworks Festival Executive Committee will start pre-sale of special spectator tickets for the 73rd Kameoka Peace Festival Hozugawa Citizens’ Fireworks Festival to be held on August 11, starting at 10:00 a.m. on June 1. 10,000 fireworks will be launched on the banks of the Hozu River (upstream of the Hozu Bridge) that…
Hilton Narita and Coleman collaborate for a limited time to create a cafe where you can enjoy special hot dogs and other items that make you feel like you are outdoors.
Hilton Narita (456 Kosuge, Narita City, Chiba Prefecture) will open Coleman Café with Terrace Restaurant, a limited-time cafe restaurant in collaboration with Coleman, from June 1 to September 30. The venue is the atrium on the lush lobby floor. In this spacious atrium with 8-meter-high ceilings, guests can enjoy the hotel’s special hot dogs, pizzas,…
Rakuten STAY VILLA Kinugawa Riverside, a 16-room villa with hot spring bath. Meal plans are also available.
Rakuten STAY will open “Rakuten STAY VILLA Kinugawa Riverside” (391-1 Ohara, Kinugawa Onsen, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture), a villa-type accommodation facility with hot springs, on June 12. Reservations for lodging will be accepted from May 29. Located along the Kinugawa River in Nikko, this 16-room villa-type accommodation facility consists of 15 two-story maisonette-type guest rooms for…
Rakuten STAY Izumo, a 5-minute walk from Izumo Taisha Shrine Kaguraden. All rooms have sauna and Japanese garden.
Rakuten STAY will open “Rakuten STAY Izumo” (300 Kitsuki Higashimiyauchi, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture) on June 12. Accommodation reservations are being accepted from May 29. Located a 5-minute walk from the Izumo-taisha Shrine “Kaguraden” and a 9-minute walk from the main gate “Seidame”, this lodging facility has 5 two-story maisonette-type guest rooms. Rates start…
Narita Airport Revises International Passenger Security Service Charge from 550 yen to 700 yen
On May 30, NAA (Narita International Airport) announced that it will revise the international passenger security service charge from the current 550 yen to 700 yen. The fee will be applied from September 1. The reason for this is that security-related costs have increased dramatically in the face of the shortage of security inspectors after…
Redevelopment of Hamamatsucho area, the name of the area is decided as “Blue Front Shibaura”. Construction of Twin Tower S to be completed in February 2025.
Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and East Japan Railway Company announced on May 30 that they have decided on “BLUE FRONT SHIBAURA” as the name of the district for the Shibaura Project, a specific project under the National Strategic Special Area Plan that they are jointly promoting. The Hamamatsucho Building (1-1-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo)…
Mobile Suica, failure in the application. Difficulty in recharging, etc.
As of 1:20 p.m. on May 30, JR East reported that it is experiencing difficulties in recharging and purchasing commuter passes and green tickets with the Mobile Suica application. The company is confirming the possibility that the problem may be caused by another company’s payment system, but if you are in a hurry, it has…
Chiikawa Restaurant “Appetizing HOT Fair”. 8 kinds of menu & goods including Uma Curry (Oni).
PARCO is holding a permanent collaboration cafe “Chiika Restaurant” based on the concept of a “family restaurant” at “THE GUEST cafe & diner” (1-28-2 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) on the 7th floor of the Ikebukuro PARCO main building. Starting June 19, eight new “appetizing HOT fair” menus will be available in addition to eight grand menus…
ChargeSPOT” with integrated vending machines installed in Tokyu Corporation stations. Mobaba rental available.
INFORICH and Fuji Electric are sequentially installing models of Daido Drinko vending machines equipped with the mobile battery sharing ChargeSPOT in Tokyu Corporation stations. By installing a model that is integrated with a vending machine, station users will be able to rent mobile batteries at the same time they purchase beverages, contributing to greater convenience….